East Texas Features

East Texas Features

• East Texas Top 5
  

  Sam Houston Memorial Museum: Pay tribute to a Texas hero at this Huntsville gem.... read more

• The Famous Inmates of Huntsville
  

  As a state with one of the largest prison populations in the United States—it contends with California for most inmates held by a state... read more

• Washington-on-the-Brazos: Birthplace of Texas
  

  Most Texans know about the Lone Star State's two most famous shrines to liberty: the Alamo, where a band of Texas soldiers were besieged and... read more

• Babe Didrikson Zaharias: All-American Athlete
  

  Babe Didrikson Zaharias was a competitor right down to the sewing prize she won at the 1931 State Fair of Texas. But the Port Arthur native is... read more

• East Texas Flora & Fauna
  

  Thick stands of pine trees are the most obvious natural feature in East Texas, but lush growths of flowers and other colorful plants flourish... read more

• Sam Houston: Controversial, Celebrated Texan
  

  Known for his wit, occasional unruly behavior—he allegedly beat one of his accusers with a cane—and service in politics, Houston... read more

• Janis Joplin: Rockin' the Blues
  

  Port Arthur may not have thought much of daughter Janis Joplin while she lived, but thousands sang Me and Bobby McGee when a memorial bust was... read more